Misaka Mikoto did not directly participate in the battle against the Hunter. It was not because Tang Hao had predicted this situation and specifically asked her to stand guard and kill the Hunter alone. If Misaka Mikoto really had the ability to kill the Hunter alone, it would have been much easier for her to fight four against one. The real reason was actually very simple … she was still not immune to the Seal.
Even Youzhu only learned how to use her power of existence to be immune to the Seal that afternoon. Even if Mikoto's comprehension was not weaker than hers, she could not find enough time to study it due to her busy idol activities. Even if Youzhu told her what she learned, she would not be able to integrate into the rules of this world if she was not in the Seal.
Therefore, after leaving home, both parties went their separate ways. Tang Hao and Youzhu went to contact Shana while Mikoto approached the Hunter's foothold from the other side.
In terms of time, Mikoto was the first to arrive because she was Electric.
However, at the same time, she quickly lost contact.
When Hunter Faliagni activated the Seal, her body was frozen. Only a small part of her power of existence that was awakened allowed her to maintain a certain level of consciousness.
However, whether it was in terms of energy conversion or understanding of the concept of sealing jue, she was inferior to Youzhu. In addition, because of her huge popularity, she had gathered a huge amount of existence power, which was not a small burden for her.
This was like throwing a ball in acrobatics. If the amount of the Power of Existence was compared to balls, then the person with a pearl would only have two balls in her hand. She would throw one after the other, and as long as she did not make any mistakes, the two balls would not fall to the ground. She would then integrate into the rules of this world, and naturally, she would succeed.
However, Mikoto's power of existence was far more than ten times or even more than Youzhu's. It was like a beginner who did not have any practice and had to perform the acrobatics of throwing ten balls on stage. No matter how talented she was, she would not be able to do it successfully.
Therefore, Mikoto's power of existence not only did not help her, it became a burden that prevented her from integrating into the rules of this world.
That was also the reason why she did not appear until now.
For a long time, Mikoto was almost lost in that state. She could not speak, and her body could not move. Only her consciousness remained awake. However, even this consciousness could not feel the changes in time and space. The entire world was so silent that it was as if only her consciousness was left.
The feeling of having everything bound in a matchbox was simply a form of torture.
Fortunately, she was not an ordinary person, but a LV5 superpower user. Her brain's computing power alone was comparable to the world's most advanced computer. Therefore, after realizing that the method of having pearls was not suitable for her, she began to use her own computing power to measure the point of intersection between the two energies.
Perhaps there was only one destination, but there were thousands of roads that led to the destination.
The Power of Existence was also such a thing. It had the nature of being inclusive, but it also had the uniqueness of rejecting everything. You Zhu used the concept of magic to understand the characteristics of sealing off and integrate herself into the rules of this world. This method did not require too much Power of Existence, as long as there was enough.
Mikoto, on the other hand, calculated the possibility and timing of integrating herself into the rules through a large number of calculations. At this moment, the massive Power of Existence in her body finally came into play because it consumed a lot of energy to make her consciousness support such a huge calculation. Only Mikoto's accumulated Power of Existence could do it.
In the end, she succeeded.
In the process of this calculation, even the energy conversion that she was not very familiar with became handy.
Therefore, at this moment, she was standing in front of the hunter Faliagni.
"You are …?" Facing the seemingly ordinary girl in front of him, Faliagni suddenly had a premonition of uneasiness. This feeling was even stronger than when he was frozen by pearls' magic eyes. He subconsciously took a step back with a hesitant expression.
Mikoto did not immediately attack, but stood there like a wooden stake, and asked calmly, "I want to ask you a question."
Faliagni frowned. The girl in front of him gave him a very strange feeling. He was not sure if he could escape successfully. If it were in the past, he might have tried, but after experiencing the previous defeat, he no longer dared to take a wrong step. In the end, he secretly took a deep breath and observed Mikoto while asking. "What's the question?"
"Why did you devour this city?"
Faliagni was taken aback. "Aren't you guys together?"
"I want to hear the answer from you."
"Is it that important?"
"It's very important." Mikoto nodded. "Based on your answer, I will decide what to do next. Of course, you can also refuse to answer, but in that case, you won't be able to leave."
Crack!
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck beside Faliagni, and the greenish-gray floor emitted bursts of black smoke.
Was it the Freedom Technique of the Lightning Element?
Faliagni lowered his head, his eyes flashing.
No, that's not right. There's no sign of the Freedom Spell being activated. She's simply attracting lightning. She's just as strange as the substitute messenger Magus. But to be able to summon lightning in such an isolated environment, this power of existence … or could it be that she's simply converting the power of existence into electricity?
Faliagni could not figure it out for a while, but through these two lightning bolts, he at least judged that the opponent's strength might be close to the level of the Red Demon King. He had not recovered from his injuries, so it was not a wise choice to fight her.
"Then as you wish …" Faliagni raised his head and smiled like a gentleman.
Although he had already regarded Mikoto as a great enemy, he knew very well that the more it was at a time like this, the more he could not show his fear. He gently stroked the doll in his arms. "Do you know what Phosphorus is?"
"Phosphorus …" Mikoto recalled. "I heard that it's the servant of the Red Demon Apostles. Its form and function change according to its master's interest, and it can collect the Power of Existence. However, because it's a man-made product, it can't maintain its form once it leaves its master."
"That's right, Phosphorus must rely on the apostles to survive. It's different from the torch. The torch goes from something to nothing, while Phosphorus goes from nothing to something. Unfortunately, Phosphorus itself does not have the nature of a blood existence. Everything she has can only be built on the power of others. No matter how much I cherish her, this existence is fake."
As he spoke, Faliagni lowered his head. His originally cunning face became somewhat gentle at this moment, and even his gaze was filled with pity. "My cute Mariana, no matter what, I hope that she can become a real existence. That way, we can be together forever, and to make Phosphorus become a real existence, there's only the legendary Freedom Form — Reincarnation. For this, the plan to devour the city is necessary. Only when the enormous Power of Existence is gathered at one point can the Freedom Form of Reincarnation be successfully activated. "
"In other words, you're doing all this for this doll?"
"Not a doll!" Faliagni suddenly raised his head, and his gentle face instantly became somewhat sinister. "Don't call her a doll. My cute Mariana, she's not a doll! As long as my plan succeeds, very soon, she will become a real existence! "
"Master …"
Mikoto watched this scene silently. In fact, she already knew of Faliagni's motives through the anime. However, the anime did not describe the love story between this hunter and the doll in detail. Instead, his madness and insanity were more obvious. Only now did she somewhat understand.
At least, she could see that Faliagni's love for this doll was not fake.
However —
"So, in order to make your Phosphorus become a human, you didn't hesitate to destroy Misaki City, including the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in this city, right?" Mikoto said in a deep voice. "Then, in your eyes, how valuable are the lives of these people? Just as a sacrifice for your love, or just as a source of energy to complete the Freedom Form? "
Faliagni did not answer. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly asked, "Have you ever loved anyone? Do you know what it feels like to love someone? "
"No."
"Then let me answer you. When you truly love someone, they will be the only one in your life. All the meaning that drives you to act is because of the person you love. For them, you can do anything, even if it means … becoming the enemy of the entire world!"
Faliagni suddenly put on a serious expression. "Now that you're denouncing me for the people of Misaki City, are you trying to show your kindness? Then let me tell you, let alone a mere Misaki City, if the Freedom Form of Reincarnation requires the existence of all the people in the world, I will complete it at all costs! "
"Perhaps, you don't know what love is, so you will never understand it, naive girl."
"I'm indeed naive …" Mikoto nodded. "I don't know what love is either, but those people who will be used as a source of energy in your plan must also love someone, and some of them are willing to give up everything for their love. But why do they want to die for your love? Is your love the only noble one, and the love of others is not worth mentioning?"
"Because they don't have the power."
Faliagni shook his head. "If I'm not wrong, you haven't experienced the cruelty of the world at all. You were protected since you were a child, and you grew up in a hypocritical and peaceful environment. You know nothing about the real world, but you talk about kindness and justice. A flower in a greenhouse like you doesn't fit into such a world at all."
"Maybe you're right …" Mikoto smiled self-deprecatingly. "Not long ago, my companions also said that I'm too kind. I also know that I like to meddle in other people's business. When I encounter people in trouble, I can't help but want to help them. This kind of character will probably only bring me endless trouble. The darker and crueler the world is, the less space there is for me to live in. However, this is who I am."
"Hypocrite!"
"If you say so, then so be it."
As if all her questions had been answered, Mikoto smiled relaxedly and slowly walked forward. "Whether I'm a hypocrite or a true kind person, it doesn't matter. My thoughts and thoughts depend on myself, and I don't need others to forcibly interfere and interpret me because this is my reality. "
"Your love for the doll is great. Even if I don't understand what love is, I'll try to understand it. However … whether it's love or power, this is not a reason for you to do whatever you want!"
Boom!
Crack!
As the girl walked, bolts of lightning fell from the sky one after another. In an instant, they surrounded the spacious street as if forming a huge barrier.
"You said that because they don't have the power, you can ignore their thoughts. Now, someone with power has stood up to resist you."
What a powerful force!
Looking at the lightning pillars that were as thick as a person's body, Faliagni looked unmoved, but he was horrified deep down. He realized that he had underestimated this naive girl. If this was her normal state, her strength would not be weaker than his at his peak.
However, he was still too naive after all.
Mikoto walked forward slowly. Perhaps it was because she was confident in her own strength that she looked defenseless. At this moment, as Faliagni shook his hand gently, a golden coin was tossed up in the air.
Mikoto raised her head subconsciously.
In the next moment, the afterimage of the gold coin turned into a chain. Like a poisonous snake, it tightly bound Mikoto's body at lightning speed.
"Chain?"
Mikoto was slightly stunned. Before she could regain her senses, another poker card appeared in front of her …
Boom!
The Regular Ascending Tone was a pure offensive relic that Faliagni had mastered. It did not have any fancy special effects and only had firepower. For an apostle like Faliagni who liked to play tricks, a firepower relic was actually the most unsuitable. At least, he did not use it often. However, it was the most powerful weapon in his hands at this moment.
Using the chain to bind Mikoto and then using the relic to give the opponent the strongest blow was a simple step. Faliagni had simulated it countless times in his mind when the two of them were talking earlier.
"It's meaningless to have powerful strength if I can't use it."
When Mikoto's figure was completely engulfed by the bombardment of the relic, he finally revealed his usual smile. Then, he watched the smoke gradually dissipate. In the blurry smoke, half of the young lady's body was blown away.
"That's why I said that you're not suitable for such a world at all. A flower in a greenhouse should stay in a greenhouse and wait to wither. Unfortunately, you don't have the chance to regret it."
Faliagni shook his head with a smile and was about to leave.
"Is that so …"
"Huh?"
The calm voice made Faliagni retract his foot. He fixed his gaze on her. Indeed, half of the young lady's body below her chest was blown away. Not even ashes were left. Not to mention an ordinary human, even a Flaming Mist Warrior would be dead for such an injury. However …
Something was wrong!
All of a sudden, he realized that something was wrong.
He realized that the young lady's body was not a physical entity but purely made of electric current. His relic had blown away the electric current, causing the young lady's body to look like it was broken. However, the electric current that was wandering on the outside was flowing towards her at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. This …
"What are you?"
Faliagni was horrified. If the previous lightning pillar only made him feel threatened, then this abnormal phenomenon in front of him really made him panic.
"It's just pure elemental transformation …" Mei Qin pieced her body together again. "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for the seal. If it weren't for the previous difficulty, I wouldn't have completed the energy transformation so quickly."
As she spoke, Mei Qin had already raised her right hand.
"Thunderbird!"
Beep!
In an instant, a giant white bird that was completely made of electricity flew out from her palm.
Beep!
"Ahhhhh …"
The speed of lightning was so fast that Fariagni could not avoid it at all. In an instant, the thunderbird had already rushed into his body, and the strong electric current instantly touched his whole body. With a violent tremble, his screams stopped abruptly, and he fell back powerlessly with the whites of his eyes rolled.
Bang!
It was only one hit.
Beep!
With a flash of lightning, Meiqin appeared in front of him. She lowered her head to look at him and murmured, "If those with power can trample on the weak at will, then what is the value of your great love right now?"
"You …"
"Master … Don't come near my master!"
The little doll suddenly flew out of Faliagni's arms. It looked very embarrassed after the electric shock just now, but even so, it still had the obligation to stand in front of Mikoto and try to repel this powerful enemy.
Freedom Method? Precious artifact? Or perhaps it was some other power. Mei Qin turned a blind eye to it because her body was wrapped in hundreds of millions of volts of electric current. Any attack from the doll was meaningless to her.
The legendary Fire Mist Killer, Hunter Faliagni, and his Phosphorus Seed looked so weak at this moment.
They were so weak that Mei Qin even felt that she was the villain.
"In order to allow Little Phosphorus to exist, Master was willing to do anything. Little Little Phosphorus was willing to sacrifice himself to protect Master. Your love is really great, but … why?" Mei Qin lowered her head and asked. "Why are you so cruel and heartless to others? Why don't you share some of this pity and love with them? Even if it's just a little … "
"Ah!"
Just as she finished speaking, there was a pitiful scream, and the little doll finally fell to the ground.
Mei Qin didn't attack it at all, and it only received a backlash from the electric current when it attacked.
Mei Qin didn't sympathize with it either. Although it wasn't the mastermind, it was still an accomplice. Just how many people had it eaten under its cute appearance? On the first day that they arrived in this world, it had already eaten nearly 100 people. If it wasn't for the fact that Tang Hao had awakened his second soul, even they wouldn't have been able to escape death.
What did those ignorant bystanders do wrong?
What did Hirai-san do wrong?
Since it did such a thing, could it be that it could be forgiven because of how cute it was and how loyal it was?
"Mariana …" Faliagni, whose body was almost paralyzed, struggled to get his upper body up. The doll was right next to his feet, but he was unable to reach it at such a short distance. In the end, he could only look at Mei Qin and smile pitifully as if he had given up. "You won't kill me. A hypocrite like you values life more than anyone else. Even … your question just now was only to strengthen your resolve to kill. But a hypocrite is still a hypocrite … You won't dirty your hands for the sake of temporary revenge. Have you … killed anyone before?"
"I haven't."
Mei Qin lightly shook her head. "I don't like killing people, nor am I used to killing people. But you're not a human. You're just a traitor who continuously commits evil for the sake of your own desires. I shouldn't treat you the same … That's what I originally thought, and that's what I decided when I came here.
"But that's wrong, isn't it? I'm just lying to myself. No matter if it's humans or apostles, the essence of life is the same. There are kind people like Sister Mika among humans, but there are also villains who commit all sorts of evil. There are people like you among the apostles, and there are also people like Alastor who work hard to maintain the existence of two different worlds. Judging right and wrong, good and evil shouldn't be the same as killing the entire race.
"Of course, this isn't actually important. Everyone has their own values, and I can't judge who's good and who's evil from the moral high ground, but …"
Mikoto stretched out her hands and slapped her cheeks hard. Then, she lowered her head and looked at Flignia with a determined gaze. She said in a low voice, "If my power can stop people like Sister Mika from being persecuted by you, then I will bear the sin of murder!"
"…"
"… True lightning!!!"
"Ha …"
When the endless lightning illuminated the entire night sky, Faliagni couldn't help but laugh. He then closed his eyes in resignation.
* Boom! *
The merciless lightning devoured everything.
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